Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. 10.00-20.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher. Offerings also included 1281 head sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $444.53/cwt on 100 head, down $24.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 17 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $444.53.

Average price

$444.53

▼ 24.00 vs prior sale

100 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$29.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.71

vs TN average

−31.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	444.82	2,567	99
Medium and Large 2-3	515	415.00	2,137	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.82/cwt here — about $430 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.44, low $368.65, median $444.53 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale100 hd

444.53

—

TN average14 barns · 603 hd

468.23

−23.71

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−31.03

This barn, trailing median17 sales

444.53

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,755	193.71	3,399	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	165.87	1,900	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	161.97	2,523	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	893	144.26	1,288	7thin

Every lot, as filed

71 lots · USDA AMS · Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	872	339.27/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,958	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	370.06/cwt	362.50–372.50	2,550	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	378.49/cwt	372.50–382.00	2,668	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	557.60/cwt	520.00–590.00	1,756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	384.68/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,200	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	365.77/cwt	357.00–369.00	2,798	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	362.47/cwt	357.00–369.00	2,280	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,191	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	537.06/cwt	517.50–545.00	2,052	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	404.27/cwt	387.50–417.50	2,341	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	326.91/cwt	324.00–331.00	2,543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	835	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	410.42/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,163	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	452.20/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,324	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	334.90/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,462	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,351	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,299	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	342.54/cwt	341.00–347.50	2,357	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	448.63/cwt	441.00–452.00	2,624	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	404.50/cwt	404.50–404.50	2,763	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	391.73/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,554	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	477.80/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	392.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,100	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	161.97/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,523	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	179.16/cwt	177.50–180.00	2,078	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	163.72/cwt	158.00–172.50	1,847	10
Bulls	—	—	1,690	195.59/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,305	5
Bulls	—	—	1,833	203.93/cwt	202.50–205.00	3,738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,260	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	183.76/cwt	183.00–185.00	3,326	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	147.96/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	324.44/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,213	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	408.37/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	431.70/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,288	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	330.35/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,105	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	963	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	445.07/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	429.67/cwt	410.00–431.00	2,518	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	470.54/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,807	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	304.98/cwt	302.50–307.50	2,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	362.78/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,616	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	486.20/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,130	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	442.84/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,072	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,024	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	3,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,179	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	346.61/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	321.58/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,290	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	452.21/cwt	450.00–452.50	2,003	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	404	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	325.85/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,845	16

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Wed Mar 4, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 1,117Year ago 1,452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 98Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	419	502.50	502.50
10	450–500	484	475.00	475.00
9	500–550	514	450.00–455.00	452.20
66	550–600	585	441.00–452.00	448.63
6	600–650	621	416.00	416.00
28	650–700	683	404.50	404.50
23	700–750	705	372.50–382.00	378.49
33	750–800	765	357.00–369.00	365.77
33	850–900	872	339.00–340.00	339.27
5	950–1000	963	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	258	540.00	540.00
10	300–350	315	520.00–590.00	557.60
2	350–400	355	540.00	540.00
8	400–450	438	485.00–495.00	486.20
3	500–550	530	440.00–447.50	445.07
21	550–600	586	410.00–431.00	429.67
3	600–650	628	405.00–410.00	408.37
13	650–700	689	362.50–372.50	370.06
18	700–750	721	357.50–367.50	362.78
7	800–850	836	330.00–332.50	330.35
16	850–900	873	317.50–330.00	325.85
1	900–950	945	307.50	307.50
4	1000–1050	1,024	294.00	294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	695	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	515.00	515.00
19	350–400	384	460.00–485.00	470.54
16	400–450	443	450.00–452.50	452.21
25	450–500	468	435.00–450.00	442.84
15	500–550	527	395.00–417.50	410.42
8	550–600	572	382.50–385.00	384.68
3	600–650	630	340.00–350.00	346.61
2	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
15	700–750	712	317.50–327.50	321.58
2	850–900	888	302.50–307.50	304.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	404	475.00	475.00
7	500–550	527	420.00	420.00
12	550–600	561	419.00	419.00
28	600–650	629	357.00–369.00	362.47
16	650–700	688	341.00–347.50	342.54
13	700–750	735	330.00–339.00	334.90
7	750–800	778	324.00–331.00	326.91
3	800–850	835	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	433	397.50	397.50
5	450–500	460	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	735	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	382	517.50–545.00	537.06
14	400–450	447	487.50	487.50
5	450–500	498	440.00	440.00
30	500–550	530	410.00–435.00	431.70
9	550–600	579	387.50–417.50	404.27
14	650–700	652	372.50–395.00	391.73
6	700–750	720	350.00	350.00
5	750–800	785	322.50–332.50	324.44
1	800–850	820	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	475.00–485.00	477.80
2	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	535	390.00–395.00	392.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	160.00–164.00	161.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	147.50	147.50
3	—	1,160	177.50–180.00	179.16
10	—	1,128	158.00–172.50	163.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
1	—	835	155.00	155.00
5	—	930	140.00–152.50	147.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,690	190.00–200.00	195.59
2	—	1,833	202.50–205.00	203.93
3	—	1,810	183.00–185.00	183.76

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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